What is Weak Nuclear force and Strong Nuclear Force ?
To cover the full details of the weak and strong nuclear interactions would require an under graduate textbook. However, I will attempt to present two brief summaries regarding the nature and properties of these two different nuclear forces. (Note: – for powers of 10, I will use the notation 10^…). Starting with the weak nuclear force. The Weak Force nuclear force is one of the four fundamental forces experienced by elementary particles. As its name suggests, the weak force is some 10 billion (10^10) times weaker than electromagnetism. The weak force operates in certain decay processes of elementary particles. The well-known radioactive decay processes of alpha and beta decay are mediated by the weak nuclear force. Since the weak interaction is both very weak and very short range, its most noticeable effect is due to its other unique feature: flavour changing. Consider a neutron (quark content: UDD, or one up quark and two down quarks). Although the neutron is heavier than its sister
